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Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"?

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David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> writes:
> On May 10, 10:30 am, Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
>> Try using another compiler or C parser.  GCC is excessively
>> forgiving because it allows nested function definitions;
>
> Ah, so that's why it goes on so long.  So I can get a similar result
> with:
>
> -fno-nested-functions
>
> Might as well add that, as I don't think I have ever intentionally
> used a nested function.

As far as I can tell, gcc has no "-fno-nested-functions" option.

You can disable nested functions using, for example, "-ansi
-pedantic" or "-std=c99 -pedantic", but that's probably not going to
change how the source code is parsed, and therefore won't help with
the cascade of errors resulting from a syntax error.  More generally,
compilers that have extensions that extend the language grammar are
likely, when the extensions are disabled, to use the same grammar
but explicitly diagnose any uses of the extensions.

As I wrote elsethread, your best bet is probably just to ignore
everything after the first syntax error message, then fix the syntax
error and compile again.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 09:00 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Tom St Denis <tom@iahu.ca> - 2011-05-10 10:08 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-10 10:30 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 15:54 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 15:56 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:41 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) - 2011-05-10 21:07 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 19:32 -0400
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-10 23:32 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 11:49 -0400
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-11 14:19 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 10:37 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-10 13:34 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-10 21:22 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-10 16:00 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-11 03:16 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 12:32 +1200
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:56 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) - 2011-05-10 21:09 -0700
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 16:14 +1200
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-10 21:19 -0700
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 16:26 +1200
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-11 07:10 +0100
                Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 20:50 +1200
                Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-11 18:53 +0100
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 11:23 -0400
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-11 05:30 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> - 2011-05-10 21:26 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-11 08:07 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-11 06:04 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-11 09:42 -0400
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:34 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 08:44 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-12 13:41 -0400
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-12 12:08 -0700
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 15:28 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-12 11:49 -0700
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-13 08:56 -0700
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "robertwessel2@yahoo.com" <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-14 00:03 -0700

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